ABOUT Santa Barbara County Main Jail
The Santa Barbara County Main Jail in the city of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California is a maximum-security facility. Because the inmates in this jail range from low level, misdemeanor offenders to those being held for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder, the security level has to be as high as is it would be in any maximum-security state prison.
Some of the security features in this facility include security cameras, electronic detection and reinforced fencing topped with razor wire. Correctional officers in Santa Barbara County Main Jail are armed with mace and trained to use physical force to protect themselves and other inmates from violence.
The men and women being held in the Santa Barbara County Main Jail are either awaiting trial or have been sentenced in the Santa Barbara County Court System already and been sentenced to one year or less.
When an inmate is sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the /state-prisons/california or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Illegal immigrants may be transferred into ICE custody and are then deported.
Inmates in the Santa Barbara County Main Jail are fed three meals a day totaling 2,500 calories, are allowed access to phones to contact friends and family members, are allowed at least one hour a day for exercise, have access to books, a legal library, and bathroom and shower facilities.
The inmates are allowed mail to be delivered to them as well as newspapers and magazines from trusted outside publishers.
Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to schedule a time to visit.
Information You Will Find on This Page
On this page you will find direct links to specific information that friends and family members of inmates will find very helpful and very useful:
Santa Barbara County Inmate Search
How to Bail out an Inmate at this jail
Inmate Phone use for this facility
Visitation Rules and Schedules - both here and online
Commissary Deposits and Inmate Accounts
Santa Barbara County Main Jail Inmate Mail Guidelines
We also provide information on:
Santa Barbara County Main Jail
| STATE | COUNTY | BEDS |
|---|---|---|
| California | Santa Barbara | 640 |
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
4436 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Santa Maria Facility: 805-934-6159
Arrest Warrants: 805-897-2343
Santa Barbara Court: 805-882-4520
Santa Maria Court: 805-614-6414
Lompoc Court: 805-737-7789
Solvang Court: 805-686-5040
Crime Victims: 805-568-2400
District Attorney: 805-568-2300
SB County Jail: 805-681-4260
Juvenile Court - South: 805-882-4576
Juvenile Court - North: 805-614-6579
Public Defender - SB: 805-568-3470
Public Defender - SM: 805-346-7500
Public Defender - Lompoc: 805-737-7770
Public Defender - Juvenile: 805-934-6944
Santa Barbara Police: 805-897-2300
Police Tips: 805-569-2677
Sheriff: 805-681-4100
Victims Help: 805-568-2400
FAX
Sheriff: 805-681-4100
Santa Maria Jail: 805-934-6325
Santa Maria Police: 805-922-0877
SB County Jail: 805-681-4216
Santa Barbara Police: 805-897-2434
INMATE MAIL
Inmate's First and Last Name and booking #
Santa Barbara County Jail (POSTCARDS ONLY - Envelopes will NOT be delivered to Inmates)
4436 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110